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OTOH, lightening on a path to ground through the tree would seem to have to take a path of greater R to go through the person and through the other tree and then to ground. But, having dealt with a lightening strike and fire on my house a few years back, I can attest that lightening does crazy things that seem difficult to explain with the laws of physics.

WOW... yes it does... Lost our house in SC five years back after it hit a tree in front of house, went through the house house on the second floor, in and out of roof twice, to hit tree beside pool in backyard. House was gone before firetrucks arrived.

I do have a litttle tendency to "tighten up" when it starts flashing around.

------- AKA "4D's" ----------------"Oh yeah, to keep it on topic. I sewed on my hammock today"

"A night above ground makes the next days ride even more enjoyable"

"As for his secret to staying married: "My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me." -- Jon BonJovi

they also caution against metal such as tent poles. So I guess you pays your money and takes your chances... or you stay home.

I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn

Not sure of the impact of a hammock, I do know that most injuries occur in the out of doors as a result of feeders that are not direct strikes, but rather a result of lightning traveling through the ground and creating the resultant shock. I have also read that the safest place to be is a grove of similar height trees so that at least a strike will be random and not selective based on height. Preventive measures I have seen included sitting on the balls of your feet hunched over to minimize contact with the ground. Seems a hammock might be helpful in that regard.

Lightning kills more people than any other weather related phenomenan. I have had two friends killed by it. I respect it.

David

“Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.”
― Alan W. Watts

Just did some googling and have come across several references to a suggestion made by Benjamin Franklin. I'm still looking for the original quote, but it seems to refer to being in a hammock (some accounts say silk) suspended by silk cords.

Just did some googling and have come across several references to a suggestion made by Benjamin Franklin. I'm still looking for the original quote, but it seems to refer to being in a hammock (some accounts say silk) suspended by silk cords.

Very interesting, and would give me yet another reason to order some of that 108" silk from Dharma Trading Co.!